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Changes to the Chick-fil-A Antibiotic Use Policy in Spring of 2024 Is Not as Bad as It Sounds
Food Policy,Our Blog | April 9, 2024
Changes to the Chick-fil-A antibiotic use policy may sound scary, but it isn’t as bad as it may sound. Chick-fil-A, a company synonymous with tasty chicken products, recently announced a changed in their antibiotic use policy. This change is slated… read more
Food Policy,Our Blog | March 23, 2024
Are Chagas disease cases on the rise? Researchers seem to think so. So much, in fact, that they are urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to include it in their annual report. Each year, the WHO gathers statistics on many… read more
FDA Finally Proposes to Ban Orange Soda Ingredient and Catch Up with Other Countries
Food Policy,Our Blog | March 12, 2024
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal to ban an orange soda ingredient in November may finally go through. This move would outlaw the ingredient already banned in the state of California (an effective date in 2027) and several… read more
State Attorneys General Urge Congress to Ban Unwashed Poppy Seeds, Here’s Why.
Food Policy,Our Blog | March 5, 2024
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is among 12 other state attorneys general urging the United States Congress to ban unwashed poppy seeds. These include Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West… read more
The Role of Negligence in Food Poisoning Cases
Food Policy | April 28, 2023
Negligence is a crucial factor in food poisoning cases. It is a legal term that refers to the failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm to others. In the context of food poisoning cases, negligence can occur at any… read more
PulseNet Proclaims Whole Genome Sequencing as New Gold Standard
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | September 7, 2019
A foodborne illness outbreak can be anywhere from 2 people falling ill from the same food source to hundreds or even thousands. When an outbreak is identified, an investigation takes place to help prevent others from becoming sick for the… read more
C.Diff Threat to Elderly Hospital Patients
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | September 6, 2019
A kind of dangerous bacteria called Clostridioides difficile or C.Diff is posing a threat to very sick and elderly hospital patients. The bacteria are shown to survive on disposable hospital gowns and stainless-steel surfaces even after they have been scrubbed… read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog,Outbreaks & Recalls | May 17, 2019
Here’s a scary situation: what happens if the government finds out that a particular food is contaminated or dangerous (like with Listeria), asks the company that made the food to recall it — and they don’t comply? What IS the… read more
California Fired and the Woe of Avocados
Food Policy,Food Safety | May 12, 2019
Delicious, green, creamy goodness. The omni-useful, omni-versatile, omni-famous – Avocado. I know I just made up a few words just then, but how else would you describe it? But I have some bad news, California Fires and Avocados don’t mix…. read more
Food Policy,Food Safety,Our Blog | April 13, 2019
IBM’s Food Trust blockchain platform continues to expand. They’ve already announced a number of big-name players who will be adoption their technology to bring traceability to food: Dole, Golden State Foods, Kroger, McCormick and Company, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever, and… read more